#Полесск

10 Equators: Land Reclamation in East Prussia and the Kaliningrad Region

The drainage network on the polder lands of the Slavsk District

Polessk, the Zalivino Lighthouse and the Old German School of Waldwinkel

Plus the working Blankenstein brewery and the sorry Labiau Castle

Polessk (Labiau)

The settlement by Labiau Castle received town rights on 28 July 1642

Koziy Dvor (Goat Yard) Estate

A quiet spot on the bank of the Timber stream

Alt Sussemilken Church

A wood-clad brick building, untypical of East Prussia, met, alas, a typical fate

Juwendt Church

The war passed it by. It stood intact until 1951. It was used as a warehouse and a net-making workshop

Groß Legitten Church

The best-known church along the Kaliningrad – Polessk road is guarded by a headless German soldier

Laukischken Church

Ännchen von Tharau, celebrated by Simon Dach, lived in the pastor's house of this church

Augstagirren Church

An architect from Königsberg who went on to become famous left his mark in the Elchniederung with the design of this modest church

Labiau Church

An illustration of the saying "The best go first": there was a beautiful church, and now it is gone, though others still stand

Mehlauken Church

Inspired by the Roman basilica of San Clemente in Rome. Stüler realised a similar design in Potsdam

Labiau Castle

A medieval fortress that later served as an administrative center in a strategically important area

Legends of the Prussian Hills: From Prussian Sanctuaries to Swedish Trenches and Fairies

Cursed princesses, sunken castles and chthonic gifts. This time from the east